My finished script

SCREENPLAY FORMAT

INT. STELLA’S BEDROOM. – DAY

STELLA slowly walks around her room, consciously taking in the structure and items in the room. She opens the top drawer of a chest of drawers near the window, opens a little box and pulls out a chain bracelet and fiddles with it.

INT. IRENE’S CAFÉ. – DAY

STELLA is clearing up plates, dressed in a black apron with her hair tied back. CHARLES is sitting at a table, drinking with a group of teenage boys. Boys get up to leave, but CHARLES    lingers behind and approaches STELLA as she’s clearing up the glasses.

CHARLES

I’m CHARLES THORNTON.

I’m having a party

 on Saturday night. Would you

like to come? You can bring

a friend if you like.

STELLA smiles nervously.

STELLA

Thanks, maybe I

will.

CHARLES

That’s great, see you

about eight o’clock then.

CHARLES turns around and joins his friends and leaves café. STELLA stares after him.  IRENE comes over to STELLA with plates in her hand and leans over STELLA’s shoulder.

STELLA

He’s invited me to

His party

IRENE

You shouldn’t have encouraged him.

INT. STELLA’S BEDROOM. – DAY

STELLA smiles while still fiddling with the bracelet.

MAM is sitting on bed folding clothes, while STELLA turns around and unzips a suitcase on the bed slowly.

DAD walks in.

DAD

Are you ready?

MAM

Yes, I’ll make a cup of tea

Before you hit the road

DAD

I didn’t expect things

To be perfect but I didn’t

Think it would come to this.

I thought they’d forget,

Leave us in peace.

EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE IN THE DRIVE. – DAY

MAM AND CIARAN are standing by the gate.

STELLA is walking out the door with Holly sitting on her hip with DAD behind her.

MAM

We’ll pay you a visit soon

DAD

So here we are setting

off on another journey

STELLA KISSES HER MAM AND CIARAN GOODBYE AND PUTS HOLLY IN HER CARSEAT AND GETS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. DAD GETS IN THE FRONT AND CAR PULLS AWAY.

O/S TALKING STELLA

LEAVING KNOCKNACREE

WAS THE WORST THING

THAT I EVER HAD TO

DO. THOUGH I WAS SOMEWHER

ELSE I NEVER REALLY FELT

HOME. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE NOW

THAT MEETING CHRLES COULD

HAVE LED TO SUCH UNFORESEEN

EVENTS AND CAUSE SO MUCH

UPROAR AND CATASTROPHE.

IT IS ALSO HARD TO BELIEVE

THAT I HAVE COME THROUGH IT

ALL. MY NAME IS STELLA WOOD

AND THIS IS MY STORY.

(SCENE FILMED AS CAR PULLS AWAY AND THEN INSIDE SHOT OF STELLA IN THE BACK SEAT WITH HEAD ON HANDS LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW.)

OPENING TITLE GOES ACROSS SCREEN

‘FALLEN STAR’